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Obituary for TRUJILLO


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday February 13, 2011

Juan H. Trujillo (Pappos),82, of Albuquerque passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, February 3, 2011. He is survived by his loving wife, Vickie Trujillo, of 57 years. He will always be remembered for his love of the outdoors and unconditional love of his family. He was preceded in death by his father Celso; his mother Matilde; brothers Leandro, Claudio, Epolito Trujillo; sister Roseanna Martinez; and his grandson Jerome Turrietta; He is also survived by his children, Johanna (Jim) Deflon, Samuel (Yolanda) Trujillo, Jake (Kathy) Trujillo, Anna Trujillo, Elizabeth Trujillo, Larry (Nancy) Trujillo, Patricia Trujillo; 12 grandchildren, Artine (Marc) Hamison, Renee (Alvaro) Rivera, Anthony (Brandy) Trujillo, Dwayne Trujillo, Claudette Sandoval, Angelica (Aaron) Sanchez, Fernando (Sabrina) Valdez, Jason Trujillo, Jonathon Trujillo, Zacharias Herrera, Alex Herrera, DeAnna Turrietta;ten great-grandchildren, Maya Hamison, Micah Hamison, Lucas Trujillo, Carmella Trujillo, Kevin Ray Perea, Darrin Sandoval, Ava Sandoval, Angelo Sanchez, Alexa Sanchez, Aja Sanchez, and Karley Turrietta. He was involved with the Fiestas de Alameda since its inception. In fact, he organized their first community matanza dinner. A member of the Alameda Lions, American Legion Post 69, and the Abq Moose Family Center 1517. Because of his dedication to the Moose Fraternity, he received many awards, and achieved the Fellowship Degree. A special thank you goes to his granddaughters Angelica and Claudette who took care of him while at home. Rosary will be recited at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and mass recited on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Cremation was entrusted to Riverside Funeral Home.


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